Ventas, Inc. — Director's Dealing 2011

Oct 17, 2011

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: VENTAS INC (VTR)
CIK: 0000740260
Period of Report: 2011-10-13

Reporting Person: THEOBALD THOMAS C (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2011-10-13	Common Stock	G	3500	—	Disposed	16949.449	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3000	Indirect
Common Stock	1000	Indirect

Footnotes

F1: Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these 3,000 shares except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in the shares.

F2: Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these 1,000 shares except to the extent of the Reporting Person's pecuniary interest in the shares.

F3: As of October 13, 2011, Reporting Person also owns options to purchase 35,000 shares of Issuer's common stock.